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WGUS75 KTWC 042107
FFSTWC

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
202 PM MST SAT AUG 4 2007

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PIMA AZ-
202 PM MST SAT AUG 4 2007

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM MST FOR
NORTHEASTERN PIMA COUNTY...

AT 156 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT RAINFALL HAS ENDED OVER THE CATALINA MOUNTAINS. HOWEVER A BAND
OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHWEST COCHISE
COUNTY WILL MOVE WEST OVER THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO AND BRING ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL TO THE WARNED AREA.

BETWEEN 12 NOON AND 1 PM...RAIN GAGES AND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT OVER TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN
ALONG THE CATALINA HIGHWAY NEAR WILLOW CANYON FROM A STATIONARY
THUNDERSTORM. RUNOFF FROM THIS FIRST STORM IS LIKELY MOVING THROUGH
THE UPPER REACHES OF THE SABINO CANYON AND BEAR CANYON BASINS AND
WILL AFFECT SABINO CREEK...TANQUE VERDE WASH AND THE AGUA CALIENTE
WASH LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE AROUND POSTED BARRICADES INTO AREAS WHERE
THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO
ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND
CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND
PROPERTY.

LAT...LON 3220 11083 3225 11063 3242 11062 3243 11076

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WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON